Pilots and Pilotage (Code of Alabama: Title 33 Navigation and Watercourses; Chapter 4)

This chapter of the Code of Alabama concerns pilots and pilotage. It provides that the State Pilotage Commission shall have the power and authority to make all necessary rules and regulations, regulating the piloting of ships and all watercrafts into and out of any harbor or seaport in the State of Alabama. The State Pilotage Commission shall also have the power and authority to require evidence of the physical and mental fitness of any active bar pilot at any time and to make rules and regulations regarding the physical and mental capacity of such active bar pilots.